Looking for practical Sanskrit to Xhosa phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Sanskrit phrase first, then the Xhosa translation (Xhosa) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Xhosa.
Tip: when a Xhosa phrase looks unfamiliar, compare it with the Sanskrit wording — noticing word order differences helps you understand grammar naturally.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
नमः
Molo(namah)
धन्यवादः
Enkosi(dhanyavādaḥ)
सुप्रभातम्
Ubusuku obuhle(suprabhātam)
सुप्रभातम्
Ubusuku obuhle(suprabhātam)
शुभसंध्या
Ubusuku obuhle(śubha-sandhyā)
शुभरात्रि
Lala ngoxolo(śubha-rātri)
पुनर्मिलामः
Ndiza kubonana kamva(punar-milāmaḥ)
विदा
Hamba kakuhle(vidā)
तव नाम किम्?
Ngubani igama lakho?(tava nāma kim?)
मम नाम जोनः
Igama lam nguJohn(mama nāma jonaḥ)
भवान् कथम् अस्ति?
Unjani?(bhavān katham asti?)
त्वं दृष्ट्वा सुखं
Kuhle ukukwazi(tvaṁ dṛṣṭvā sukhaṁ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
भवान् इंग्लिषं वदति किम्?
Uthetha isiNgesi?(bhavān iṅgliṣaṃ vadati kim?)
अहं हिन्दीं कुशलतः न वदामि
Andithethi isiHindi kakuhle(ahaṃ hindīṃ kuśalataḥ na vadāmi)
अहं न बोधामि
Andiqondi(ahaṃ na bodhāmi)
कृपया शनैः वदतु
Nceda thethe kancinci(kṛpayā śanaiḥ vadatu)
तत् पुनः वदतु
Ungakuphinda lokho?(tat punaḥ vadatu)
शौचालयं कुत्र अस्ति?
Iphi ibhafu?(śaucālayaṃ kutra asti?)
नगरस्य केन्द्रं कथं गच्छामि?
Ndingafika njani kwi mveliso ye dolophu?(nagaraasya kendraṃ kathaṃ gacchāmi?)
वामं परिवर्तय
Jolisa kwesokunxele(vāmaṃ parivartaya)
दक्षिणं परिवर्तय
Jolisa kwesokudla(dakṣiṇaṃ parivartaya)
सिध्यताम्
Hamba ngqo(sidhyatām)
कति मूल्यं अस्ति?
Iholo ingakanani?(kati mūlyaṃ asti?)
एकं पत्रकं, कृपया
Ithikithi elinye, nceda(ekaṃ patrakaṃ, kṛpayā)
एषः किं दूरं अस्ति?
Ingakanani ukusuka apha?(eṣaḥ kiṃ dūraṃ asti?)
अहं गुम्भितः
Ndilahlekile(ahaṃ gumbhitaḥ)
कुतः अहं सिम् पत्रिका क्रेतुं शक्नोमि?
Nphi endinokuthenga khona iSIM card?(kutaḥ ahaṃ sim patrikā kretuṃ śaknomi?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.